Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Professor Bruce Alberts is a biochemist par excellence. He has served in different capacities on a number of prestigious advisory and editorial boards. He has served as the President of the National Academy of Sciences for two terms from 1993 to 2005. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious …
Plans for a green stimulus in the US have focused on energy efficiency, an area in which the US historically lags behind the rest of the developed world, as low energy prices and taxes have given consumers little incentive to conserve power. Proposals envisage that more than $16bn will be …
Washington: A massive snowstorm ravaged the eastern United States on early Monday, snapping power lines, closing schools and snarling the morning commute amid freezing temperatures from the deep South to Maine. More than one foot (30 centimetres) of snow was possible in some northern states, the National Weather Service said, …
India had last year announced a National Action Plan on Climate Change which primarily focuses on sustainable development and optimum use of natural resources like solar energy Terming the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a
Until recently, the idea that the world's most powerful nations might come together to tackle global warming seemed an environmentalist's pipe dream. The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997, was widely viewed as badly flawed. Many countries that had signed the accord lagged far behind their targets in curbing carbon dioxide …
As the world warms up, some species cannot move to cooler climes in time to survive. Camille Parmesan thinks humans should help even if it means creating invasive species.
This paper examines key features of the global carbon market. It first highlights the infrastructure for global trading of carbon credits, and then examines the functioning of the regulated market segment covered by the Kyoto Protocol. The voluntary segment of the carbon market though small is a growing one, but …
Norway has long tried to portray itself as one of the most environmentally responsible states. But it has consistently refused to support the moratorium against commercial whaling. This article offers a cultural explanation for this seeming contradiction, by examining the way the global antiwhaling movement framed the issue and the …
Cindy Hale, an ecologist at the University of Minnesota, answers e-mails from a lot of distraught citizens of the Great Lakes region. The residents, it seems, have introduced certain earthworms into their gardens, she says,
The story of a family in United States of America tracking their personal emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). They wanted to see how much they could cut back, so they put themselves on a strict diet. The average U.S. household produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing …
The Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO2009) presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration's National Energy Modeling System. The AEO2009 includes the reference case, additional cases examining energy markets, and complete documentation.
Bowing to pressure from the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), the EU on 13 March imposed temporary anti-dumping and countervailing duties - ranging from -26 to -41 per 100 kilogrammes - on imports of US biodiesel. The temporary duties may be made permanent after six months, in which case they could …
The marine environment is one of the most fascinating realm. Due to the physical and chemical conditions of the marine environment, almost every class of marine organism exhibits variety of molecules with unique structural features, which are not found in terrestrial natural products. Today researchers have isolated approximately 11,000 marine-derived …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected health, housing, and environmental data in a single integrated national survey for the first time in the United States in 1999
The report, entitled "Sea Change: US Climate Policy Prospects Under the Obama Administration", provides an analysis of climate policy prospects under the Obama administration and was produced for the Swedish Government's Sustainability Commission in preparation for the upcoming Swedish EU Presidency and the Swedish leadership of the COP15 EU delegation …
China has suggested that carbon emissions incurred during the manufacture of exported goods should the shouldered by the country where they are consumed.
This study was designed to quantify the importance of image and perception to Bus Rapid Transit, by identifying the different un-derlying tangible and intangible factors that drive any perceived differences between BRT and other forms of rapid transit.
